Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Vintage / 2019-06-24

Vintage

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Paradise, Pennsylvania · Mon, Jun 24
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1916
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 151▲ 196 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
91 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 59▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, breaker cows were light. Feeder dairy calves sold steady. All prices CWT.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31256.0873611
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21242.9152014
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,365108.481,4812thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,272104.821,3339thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,290103.001,32911
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,508114.941,73311
SteersChoiceAverage1,478111.491,64839
SteersSelectAverage1,418106.721,51378

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1105114.25/cwt7
BullsNumber 29879.68/cwt14
BullsNumber 39046.18/cwt23
BullsUtility7819.56/cwt14
HeifersNumber 193155.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 29025.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8311.25/cwt4

Every lot

41 lots · USDA AMS · Vintage Livestock Auction (Monday) - Paradise, PA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,253102.11/cwt97.00–103.001,27915
Steers—Select1,434107.53/cwt104.00–110.501,54249
Steers—Choice1,467111.49/cwt108.00–114.501,63630
Steers—Choice and Prime1,503114.76/cwt113.00–116.501,7259
Steers—ChoiceNon-Traditional1,516111.47/cwt109.00–114.501,6909
Steers—Choice and PrimeNon-Traditional1,528115.76/cwt115.00–116.501,7692
Steers—SelectNon-Traditional1,538108.80/cwt106.50–112.001,67314
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,272104.82/cwt104.00–105.501,3339
Heifers—Select1,290103.00/cwt100.00–105.501,32911
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,365108.48/cwt108.00–109.001,4812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93828.30/cwt25.00–32.002652
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25350.88/cwt49.00–53.006386
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26239.81/cwt36.00–44.005026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31256.08/cwt51.00–61.0073611
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80170.00/cwt170.00–170.001361
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8515.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Heifers—Number 29025.00/cwt25.00–25.00231
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100147.50/cwt120.00–175.001482
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing11515.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility7221.20/cwt10.00–25.00158
Bulls—Number 27595.00/cwt95.00–95.00711
Bulls—Number 3Crossbred8020.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
Bulls—Number 38341.30/cwt32.00–45.00349
Bulls—Utility8322.12/cwt10.00–35.00182
Bulls—Number 28557.50/cwt55.00–60.00492
Bulls—Number 190105.00/cwt105.00–105.00951
Bulls—Number 39151.34/cwt35.00–60.00478
Bulls—Number 29277.00/cwt60.00–95.00713
Bulls—Utility9512.50/cwt5.00–20.00122
Bulls—Utility10030.00/cwt30.00–30.00301
Bulls—Number 210188.91/cwt75.00–105.00905
Bulls—Number 310149.94/cwt45.00–60.00504
Bulls—Number 1103107.44/cwt105.00–110.001114
Bulls—Number 1115120.00/cwt120.00–120.001381
Bulls—Number 211590.00/cwt85.00–95.001042
Bulls—Number 2Crossbred11550.00/cwt50.00–50.00581
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross120145.00/cwt145.00–145.001741
Bulls—Number 312060.00/cwt60.00–60.00721

This sale against other markets

Pennsylvania weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Pennsylvania auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.